Broadway World: In 2003, concerned that the trend of endless readings and development programs was limiting the texture and ambition of new American plays, 13 midcareer playwrights banded together to try different model. They formed a collective called 13P (13 Playwrights, Inc.), determined a sequence of productions-Anne Washburn would be P#1, Winter Miller P#2, etc.-and set out to realize a full production of a new play by each of them. The resources of the company would be placed at the disposal of the playwright, who serves as the company's artistic director during the production of their play. After those 13 productions, the organization would disband.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Playwrights Collective 13P to Present Final Season Then Disband
Broadway World: In 2003, concerned that the trend of endless readings and development programs was limiting the texture and ambition of new American plays, 13 midcareer playwrights banded together to try different model. They formed a collective called 13P (13 Playwrights, Inc.), determined a sequence of productions-Anne Washburn would be P#1, Winter Miller P#2, etc.-and set out to realize a full production of a new play by each of them. The resources of the company would be placed at the disposal of the playwright, who serves as the company's artistic director during the production of their play. After those 13 productions, the organization would disband.
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